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Mongolia was an UNCITRAL arbitration under the Russia-Mongolia BIT involving the imposition of a windfall profit tax on gold sales exceeding a certain price. This continued decline was largely due to commodity price changes and concerns about the regulatory uncertainties and precarious legal environment.
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a) of the GSA, if gas was not utilised by QAPTL, the gas would be diverted to other consumers; however, QAPTL would remain liable to pay the agreed price netted against the sum collected by any such diversion. Under Section 3.6(a)
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LARAH’s claims under the Treaty LARAH alleged that Uruguay violated the fair and equitable treatment standard under the Treaty (Art. by incurring in arbitrary and discriminatory measures, and illegally expropriated Claimant’s investment (Art. Non-official English translation) (Award, para.
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The Government cannot TFC a contract in bad faith, or as an abuse of discretionsuch as to get a better price, or where the Government formed the contract with no real intention of seeing it through. [59] 2014), cert. Nature Conservancy, 2014 WL 6909042, at 6 (E.D. 58] Additionally, the Governments motive behind a TFC matters.
14, 1996) (“We find that the record here supports the agency’s determination to use negotiated procedures rather than sealed bidding on the ground that the award will not be based on price alone.”); FAR 6.401. [23] B-410202 , 2014 CPD ¶ 247, at 2 (Aug. 2305(b), and FAR 6.401(b). [22] 22] See Comfort Inn South, B-270819 et al.,
the apparent successful offeror); (2) use of the highest rated offeror best value methodology; and (3) the determination of a fair and reasonable price. These issues may include technical and price. In context, “considered” means that price may not be treated as a nominal factor. environment. acquisitions.
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